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The Nebraska AFHK Team has compiled a list of Physical Education/Physical Activity resources. These resources have been reviewed and categorized by State Level and National resources. Each resource includes a website or e-mail link and a  Print Guide option.
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The American Heart Association supports the recommendations of the CDC and NASPE to provide daily physical education for all students in elementary and secondary schools. It also supports educational awareness campaigns such as Hoops for Heart and Jump Rope for Heart. Hoops for Heart is a basketball event sponsored by the AHA to raise awareness in middle and high school students about maintaining a “heart healthy lifestyle”. Jump Rope for Heart is a jump rope event specifically designed to target youth kindergarten through 8th grade to bring awareness to maintaining a “heart healthy lifestyle”. Lincoln Office:(402) 489-5115 or Omaha Office: (402) 346-0771
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ARF is a movement to encourage Nebraska youth to be more physically active. ARF encourages Nebraska youth to accumulate at least 60 minutes of activity through school, family, and community activities every Friday. The goal of ARF is to get kids moving through creating social and physical environments that encourage and support physical activity and educating children about the importance of physical activity. The ARF Movement is sponsored by the Cardiovascular Health Program within the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. Call (404) 471-2101.
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The primary focus for this Council is to address physical activity and obesity in Nebraska. The Council issues “Recognition Awards” to individuals who are “positive role models and encourage others to live healthy and physically active lives”. The Council released a document titled “Promoting Better Health for Young People in Nebraska through Physical Activity: A Report to the Governor from the Nebraska Governor’s Council on Health Promotion and Physical Fitness.”
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Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is a nationwide initiative dedicated to improving the health and educational performance of children through better nutrition and physical activity in schools. The Nebraska Action for Healthy Kids has representatives from public health, health care, and education, and is currently embarking on numerous activities that address overweight among Nebraska youth.
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NAHPERD is a statewide professional organization that supports the mission and goals of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. NAHPERD’s goals are to provide leadership, professional development, networking opportunities, information and advocacy in the areas of health education, physical education, recreation and dance. NAHPERD conducts a yearly conference, provides awards to outstanding professionals in the field, conducts workshops, and produces a quarterly newsletter. Call Vicki Highstreet (402) 472-4771.
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The Nebraska Cardiovascular Health Program’s goal is to decrease the number of deaths due to cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) in Nebraska. Strategies include policy and environmental approaches or education and awareness supportive of the need for policy, environmental, and systems changes to support cardiovascular health. The activities of the program focus on working with local public health departments, communities, work-sites, faith organizations, schools, health care systems, voluntary organizations, state agencies, and other Health and Human Services System programs. The Nebraska CVH Program coordinates the All Recreate on Fridays Movement, Project Drink Milk, and offers Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention Grants. Call (402) 471-2101.
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The Health and Physical Education Section within the NDE interacts with schools, institutions of higher education, and community organizations to provide guidance on the latest research and best practices in the fields of health education and physical education. NDE provides leadership in quality physical education programming (i.e., creation of the health education frameworks and the physical education essential learnings), provides professional development opportunities, conducts workshops, and disseminates information on health education and physical education. Call Julane Hill (402) 471-4352.
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NOM Is a state affiliate of America on the Move (AOM), a national initiative dedicated to helping individuals and communities across our nation make positive changes to improve health and quality of life. By focusing on individuals and communities AOM strives to support healthy eating and active living habits in our society. A network of organizations, associations, and coalitions across Nebraska has teamed up to make changes at the community level to support physical activity efforts. NOM and AOM encourage walking 2,000 extra steps and consuming 100 fewer calories daily.
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Features three physical activity programs; 1) Cornhusker State Games, 2) N-Lighten Nebraska, and 3) N-Lighten Kids. Cornhusker State Games is a statewide competitive sports initiative that promotes physical fitness and personal health and well-being for people living in Nebraska of all ages and skill level. N-Lighten Nebraska is a five-month team wellness program that encourages participants to develop sustainable physical activity and healthy eating habits. N-Lighten Kids is a three-month program designed to encourage young Nebraskans to increase their physical activity levels and make better food choices.
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SONE’s mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with special needs, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, and other Special Olympics Athletes and the community.
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The American Heart Association offers several fun, heart-healthy programs to engage school-aged children in exercise, including downloadable lessons and activities.
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Action for Healthy Kids promotes American children’s current and future well-being by working in the schools where healthy behavior and academic achievement are mutually reinforcing.
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AAHPERD’s mission is to promote and support creative and healthy lifestyles through high quality programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance and sport, and to provide professional development opportunities that increase knowledge, improve skills, and encourage sound professional practices.
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The scope of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity includes epidemiological and behavioral research, surveillance, training and education, intervention development, health promotion and leadership, policy and environmental change, communication and social marketing, and partnership development.
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The YRBSS monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth in the United States. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey includes national, state, and local school-based surveys of representative samples of 9th through 12th grade students.
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Published by the National Association of State Boards of Education, this document provides direction on establishing an overall policy framework for school health programs and specific policies on physical activity, healthy eating, tobacco-use prevention, and sun safety. It is designed for use by states, school districts, and individual schools.
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Looking for kids games? How about rules for playground games, verses for jump-rope rhymes, and much more? This website provides information on the most common elementary games, along with variations to these games.
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CDC has developed Kids Walk-to-School, a guide that encourages individuals and organizations to work together to identify and create safe walking routes to school.
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The mission of NASPE is to enhance knowledge, improve professional practice, and increase support for high quality physical education, sport, and physical activity programs through research, development of standards, and dissemination of information.
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PE Central offers information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth, and is designed for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students.
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P.E.4LIFE is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to the delivery of health, fitness, and sports activities to all students, every day in school. The Web site provides resources to use in promoting physical education programs on community, state, and national levels.
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This document presents a national action plan to prevent overweight and obesity in the U.S.
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Promoting Active and Healthy Lifestyles is a Web site designed for professionals in physical education and contains information and ideas to improve teaching practices.
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The School Health Index is a self-assessment and planning tool to improve the effectiveness of school health and safety policies and programs.
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The GoGirlGo Project is a tool developed to help sports programs deliver educational information about reducing the health-risk behaviors that threaten girls’ social advancement.
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The VERB campaign encourages young people ages 9-13 years to be physically active every day. The campaign combines paid advertising, marketing strategies, and partnership efforts to reach the distinct audiences of pre-teens and adults/influencers.
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